SKETCH MAP OF AREA CONTAINING THE BATTLE FELDS
OF LIAO-YANG, THE SHA HO, HEI-KOU-TAI, AND MUKDEN
SHOWING SOME OF THE MORE IMPORTANT PLACES MENTIONED
I left St. Petersburg on March 12, and arrived at Liao-yang on the 28th. On this date there were collected in the concentration area in Southern Manchuria 59 battalions,[65] 39 squadrons and sotnias, and 140 guns. The distribution was as follows:
The Southern Force (under General Sakharoff) of the 1st and 9th East Siberian Rifle Divisions—20 battalions, 6 squadrons, and 54 guns—was in the area Hai-cheng—Ta-shih-chiao—Newchuang—Kai-ping.
The Eastern (Advance) Force (under General Kashtalinski) of the 3rd East Siberian Rifle Division—8 battalions, 24 guns, 8 mountain and 8 machine-guns—was moved to the Ya-lu.
The Mounted Force (under General Mischenko) of 18 squadrons and 6 guns was operating in Northern Korea.
The Main Body was divided into two groups:
At An-shan-chan: 5th East Siberian Rifle Division of 8 battalions and 24 guns.
At Liao-yang: 2nd Brigades of the 31st and 35th Infantry Divisions, 22nd and 24th East Siberian Rifle Regiments—21 battalions, 10 squadrons, and 24 guns.
In addition to these, the 23rd East Siberian Rifle Regiment—3 battalions and 4 guns—was allotted to the protection of the Viceroy’s Headquarters.